BEAVERTON HOLDS OFF DISTRICT RIVALS
Keyed by a 5-run second inning, Beaverton defeated S.E. Portland to even its pool record a 1-1, while Southeast dropped to 0-2 in pool play at the North Oregon Babe Ruth 14-year-old State Tournament in Astoria.
Defensive miscues continue to cost S.E. Portland, as six errors led to four unearned runs for Beaverton.
Greg Cronk went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the second inning that got the Beaverton rally started. Cronk would later score on an RBI fielder's choice by Wilson Sherman-Burton who reached first base safely on an errant throw that also allowed Joey Pryor to cross the plate. Spencer Ross followed with a base on balls and a wild pitch and stolen base put runners at second and third for cleanup batter Jake Vietzke, who drove home Sherman-Burton with a base hit. Anthony Palladino capped the inning with a successful squeeze bunt to drive home Ross.
Beaverton added another unearned run in the third inning on an RBI single by leadoff man Matt Moshofsky, scoring Kyle Adkisson who had reached on an error to lead off the inning. Cronk followed Adkisson with a single and tried to score from second base on Moshofsky's single, but S.E. Portland centerfielder Michael Holly gunned Cronk down with a strong throw to the plate. Cronk became the fifth Beaverton baserunner to be thrown out at home in nine innings of baseball at the tournament.
With Beaverton leading 6-2, Southeast countered with an unearned run in the third inning and another run in the fourth on a bases loaded single by Jack Lavey, scoring Eli Kimball. The threat ended when McKenzie Jones lined out to shortstop.
Southeast again loaded the bases with nobody out in the sixth, but could only manage a single run when Kimball raced home on a wild pitch after singling to open the inning. A diving catch in right field by Jordan Mason saved at least one, maybe two runs. After Beaverton relief pitcher Anthony Palladino walked McKenzie Jones to reload the bases, lefthander Ryan Kimball took over on the mound, getting a key strikeout of Berkey and retiring Rudy Corbett on a fly out to left field to end the threat.
Vietzke was named MVP of the contest, going 3-for-4 at the plate for Beaverton. Kyle Adkisson went 1-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored. Kimball earned the save for Beaverton, retiring all five batters he faced with two strikeouts. Palladino earned the win with three and a third innings of relief.
For the second day in a row, S.E. Portland's pitcher went the distance, with Alex Kehdi taking the complete game loss. Eli Kimball led the way at the plate for Southeast, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Holly also scored twice, going 1-for-4 with a walk.
BEAVERTON 0-5-1-0-0-1-0 7-9-1
S.E. PORTLAND 1-1-1-1-0-1-0 5-5-6
WP-Palladino (3.1ip, 5h, 2er, 6bb, k, 2hp, 2wp)
LP-Kehdi (7ip, 9h, 7r, 3er, 4bb, 3k, hp, wp)
E-Burton-Sherman, E. Kimball 2, Lavey 2, Fisher, Kehdi. LOB-Beaverton 8, S.E. Portland 6. 2B-Kehdi. SB-Adkisson, Ross, Holly, E. Kimball 2. S-Palladino, Pryor, Cronk. DP-Beaverton 1, S.E. Portland 2. PB-Sherman-Burton 2, Corbett.
Defensive miscues continue to cost S.E. Portland, as six errors led to four unearned runs for Beaverton.
Greg Cronk went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the second inning that got the Beaverton rally started. Cronk would later score on an RBI fielder's choice by Wilson Sherman-Burton who reached first base safely on an errant throw that also allowed Joey Pryor to cross the plate. Spencer Ross followed with a base on balls and a wild pitch and stolen base put runners at second and third for cleanup batter Jake Vietzke, who drove home Sherman-Burton with a base hit. Anthony Palladino capped the inning with a successful squeeze bunt to drive home Ross.
Beaverton added another unearned run in the third inning on an RBI single by leadoff man Matt Moshofsky, scoring Kyle Adkisson who had reached on an error to lead off the inning. Cronk followed Adkisson with a single and tried to score from second base on Moshofsky's single, but S.E. Portland centerfielder Michael Holly gunned Cronk down with a strong throw to the plate. Cronk became the fifth Beaverton baserunner to be thrown out at home in nine innings of baseball at the tournament.
With Beaverton leading 6-2, Southeast countered with an unearned run in the third inning and another run in the fourth on a bases loaded single by Jack Lavey, scoring Eli Kimball. The threat ended when McKenzie Jones lined out to shortstop.
Southeast again loaded the bases with nobody out in the sixth, but could only manage a single run when Kimball raced home on a wild pitch after singling to open the inning. A diving catch in right field by Jordan Mason saved at least one, maybe two runs. After Beaverton relief pitcher Anthony Palladino walked McKenzie Jones to reload the bases, lefthander Ryan Kimball took over on the mound, getting a key strikeout of Berkey and retiring Rudy Corbett on a fly out to left field to end the threat.
Vietzke was named MVP of the contest, going 3-for-4 at the plate for Beaverton. Kyle Adkisson went 1-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored. Kimball earned the save for Beaverton, retiring all five batters he faced with two strikeouts. Palladino earned the win with three and a third innings of relief.
For the second day in a row, S.E. Portland's pitcher went the distance, with Alex Kehdi taking the complete game loss. Eli Kimball led the way at the plate for Southeast, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Holly also scored twice, going 1-for-4 with a walk.
BEAVERTON 0-5-1-0-0-1-0 7-9-1
S.E. PORTLAND 1-1-1-1-0-1-0 5-5-6
WP-Palladino (3.1ip, 5h, 2er, 6bb, k, 2hp, 2wp)
LP-Kehdi (7ip, 9h, 7r, 3er, 4bb, 3k, hp, wp)
E-Burton-Sherman, E. Kimball 2, Lavey 2, Fisher, Kehdi. LOB-Beaverton 8, S.E. Portland 6. 2B-Kehdi. SB-Adkisson, Ross, Holly, E. Kimball 2. S-Palladino, Pryor, Cronk. DP-Beaverton 1, S.E. Portland 2. PB-Sherman-Burton 2, Corbett.
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